diff --git a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
index 181efeb2f985b..b38e1f5f83937 100644
--- a/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
+++ b/src/librustc/traits/error_reporting.rs
@@ -992,8 +992,7 @@ impl<'a, 'tcx> InferCtxt<'a, 'tcx> {
                         })) = self.tcx.hir().get_if_local(def_id) {
                             let body = self.tcx.hir().body(*body_id);
                             err.help(&format!(
-                                "it looks like you forgot to use parentheses to \
-                                 call the function: `{}({})`",
+                                "use parentheses to call the function: `{}({})`",
                                 ident,
                                 body.params.iter()
                                     .map(|arg| match &arg.pat.node {
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/async-fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/async-fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
index 5735f725dc380..3141b1b65f9ba 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/suggestions/async-fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/async-fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LL | fn bar(f: impl Future<Output=()>) {}
 LL |     bar(foo);
    |     ^^^ the trait `std::future::Future` is not implemented for `fn() -> impl std::future::Future {foo}`
    |
-   = help: it looks like you forgot to use parentheses to call the function: `foo()`
+   = help: use parentheses to call the function: `foo()`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error
 
diff --git a/src/test/ui/suggestions/fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr b/src/test/ui/suggestions/fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
index 2e4505c740588..2cc4653fabe2d 100644
--- a/src/test/ui/suggestions/fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
+++ b/src/test/ui/suggestions/fn-ctor-passed-as-arg-where-it-should-have-been-called.stderr
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ LL | fn bar(f: impl T<O=()>) {}
 LL |     bar(foo);
    |     ^^^ the trait `T` is not implemented for `fn() -> impl T {foo}`
    |
-   = help: it looks like you forgot to use parentheses to call the function: `foo()`
+   = help: use parentheses to call the function: `foo()`
 
 error: aborting due to previous error